I was student-coaching a practice the week before the cheerleading teams showcase. My 8th grade athletes that I had coached for a while now were very nervous about the performance. Due to the lack of organization from the head coaches, the most hard working athletes lost faith in their team. Never would I define them as quitters. When they came to me after practice showing me texts of all the girls that wanted to quit, my heart sank. I know what it’s like to have an uninterested, unorganized coach. I didn’t want them to have the same experience that I had in recreational cheer, so I made it a priority to be their coach. It was hard with all of the AP classes and being on the varsity cheerleading team, but I managed. I knew how hard-working
